Apatite as an indicator mineral for mineral exploration: Trace-element compositions and their relationship to host rock type

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-69

  Belousova, E A ^a   Griffin, W L ^a,b   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a   Fisher, N I ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apatite; Apatite classification; Apatite discriminant diagrams; Apatite regression tree; Apatite trace elements

Indexed keywords

APATITE GRAINS;

GRANITE; MINERALS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY;

APATITE; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALIZATION;

EID: 0036646978     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(02)00204-2     Document Type: Article

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